SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Marangoni

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that this surname derives from a nickname and occupational name formed from the Venetan term marangón, with the meaning "carpenter, cabinetmaker".

E. De Felice notes that the form comes specifically from Venetian Venetan, and places its diffusion in the regions of Veneto, Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. F. De Laurentiis agrees on that geographical distribution and specifies that the surname spread from north-eastern Italy, in the regions of Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige, towards Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Veneto, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna

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This entry brings together what 2 authors propose about the origin of the surname. In some cases they agree and reinforce a single hypothesis; in others, they contribute different views worth considering.

Sources

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:

  • De Felice, E. (1978). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Milano: Mondadori.
  • De Laurentiis, F. (2003). Cognomi occhiobellesi. Storia, curiosità, significati e classifiche. Occhiobello: Teatro Polivalente di Occhiobello (T.P.O.). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20030516113456/http://www.comune.occhiobello.ro.it/cognomi/